1. Lt Col Kris O’Brien JS J4 / KBLD 703-571-0018 Kristina.O’Brien@js.pentagon.mil Joint Logistics Education Update 7 April 2009

2. Overview Center for Joint & Strategic Logistics Excellence (CJSLE) Joint Logistics Education Initiatives

3. Center for Joint & Strategic Logistics Excellence Vision: Create premier education center with ability to provide analysis to improve joint and strategic logistics education, expertise, and competence throughout the Defense, interagency, and multinational communities Mission: Develop leaders who understand and employ the “force multiplying effect” of joint and strategic logistics. Center attributes: –SCM Oriented / Insightful / Unbiased / Dispassionate / Analytical Milestones: –Letter to Deputy SECDEF proposing CJSLE from DLA, USTC, DUSD (L&MR) (17 Aug 07); Letter to CJSC proposing CJSLE from NDU-P, ref 17 Aug 07 Ltr (18 Jan 08) –Center Approved, 21 Jul 08 [DLA, USTC, DUSD (L&MR), NDU- P, JS J-4]; Official Stand-Up, Oct 08

4. Center for Joint and Strategic Logistics Excellence Upcoming Milestones: –Hiring: Director, Acting Director, Research Fellows –Brief at Joint Logistics Board, 24 Mar 09 –Develop landscape analysis of current logistic courses within Services, etc (Apr 09) Note: Capitalizing on the Joint Logistics Education, Training & Experimentation Transformation Team’s (JLETT) work –Develop Logistics Core Curriculum for Service / Joint PME and other education programs (Jul 09), then coordinate with Services/stakeholders to build consensus (Sep 09) –Program Review, Sep 09 Operations: Located at NDU; Modest Budget…approx $1-1.5M/yr Personnel: Director, 3-4 researchers/officers, 1 admin

5. Defense Logistics Education Executive Workshop Senior Level Planning Workshop to frame future courses of action for developing logistic leaders –3-Way Partnership Military / Industry / Academia –Develop Future Leaders Across the Enterprise Military / Civilian / Government / Industry Thurs, 30 Apr from 1300 – 1630 @ HQ NDIA Agenda Items –Center for Joint & Strategic Log Excellence Current Initiatives / Landscape analysis discussion –Top 10 Senior Logistic Leader Competencies –Logistic Areas of Emphasis for Academia National Logistics Curriculum review will serve as baseline

6. Joint Log Education Initiatives National Logistics Curriculum (NLC) Review (17 Mar 09) –Army program managed by ALMC –Partnered with civilian universities that use NLC’s 12 Point Logistic Curriculum as a core –Goal is to update curriculum… “Areas of Emphasis”… invite Services to participate, market as Joint program, incorporate into Joint Logistics Core Curriculum Joint Logistics Course / DAU Continuous Learning Module CLL 016 –http://www.dau.mil/basedocs/continuouslearning.asphttp://www.dau.mil/basedocs/continuouslearning.asp –Updating to mirror JP 4-0

7. Joint Log Education Initiatives Joint Logistics Course @ Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) –Reviewed & revised course / “operationalizing” curriculum –Leveraging e-learning opportunities…DAU & JKDDC –Socialize course with senior leaders…right people to the course, continue to expand course opportunities Quadrilateral Logistics Forum – Logistics Training Requirements Working Group (Next WG 20 - 24 Apr) –Goal is to provide training to prepare logisticians to operate in coalition / MN environment at operational level –Multiple initiatives: Developing / leveraging e-learning programs Researching academic and other short term exchange opportunities Training opportunities associated with participating in national exercises

8. Summary Center for Joint Logistics & Strategic Excellence continues to grow Multiple on-going initiatives Leverage capabilities / build synergies Joint Logistics Education: https://acc.dau.mil/jlehttps://acc.dau.mil/jle

9. Questions / Discussion

10. FY09FY10 Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4 Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunJul Aug SepOct Nov DecJan Feb MarApr May JunJul Aug SepOct Nov Dec Defense Logistics Education Timeline, FY09 – FY10 MilestonesMilestones JS J4 CJSLE OSD EventsEvents JLEDF Program Review Joint Log Core Curriculum Log Courses Landscape Analysis Joint Log Ed Comm of Practice Joint Log Ed & Dvlp Forum @ ALMC Review JLC / DAU Joint Log Learning Module Socialized Joint Log Core Curriculum Additional CJSLE Initiatives…TBD Def Log Ed Exec Workshop QLF LTRWG HCS SSG Log Career Dvlp Framework Case Studies to Translate Comm/Mil Success HCS SSG Acronyms: JLC: Joint Logistics Course NLC: National Logistics Curriculum HCS: Human Capital Strategy CJSLE: Center for Joint & Strategic Logistics Excellence QLF LTRWG: Quadrilateral Logistics Forum Log Training Requirements Working Group Coalition Log Skills Training Framework Shared Logistics Language Log Ed Requirements to Academia Milestone Dates TBD We are Here Lead Org Joint Log Ed & Dvlp Forum @ ALMC Def Log Ed Exec Workshop Review NLC Follow-on JLC/NLC Review As of 03-15-09 Worldwide Joint Training & Scheduling Conf Coalition Log Skills Tng Implementation

11. Senior Leader Logistic Competencies Technical / Functional Knowledge Life-cycle Logistics Supply Chain Mgt / Global Supply Chain Mgt Logistic MIS Operational Logistics Distribution Deployability Business Acumen (includes Fin/Bus Mgt, Human Resource Mgt, Source of Benefits, Business Metrics, Return on Investment) Risk Management Creativity / Innovation Knowledge Management Labor Relations Conflict Resolution / Negotiation Cross-Functional Experience / Skills Across the Enterprise Ability to Work Cross-Functionally / Integrate Functional Components Strategic Vision / Strategic Thinker Contract Management

12. 12-Point Curriculum Core Competencies Logistics Systems Transportation & Logistics Mgt (Distribution Mgt) Global Value / Supply Chain Mgt Military Case Studies in Logistics & Supply Mgt Design & Analysis of International Logistics Systems Enterprise Resource Planning Extending Advanced Supply Chain Planning Across the Enterprise Technological Advancements & Logistics Change Management Business Research Methods Crisis & Emergency Mgt & Homeland Security Remote Sensing & Adaptive Planning in Logistics Systems NLC Web Site: http://www.almc.army.mil/nlc/nlc_home.htm